Your Birthday for August 19, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | August 19th, 2013

Born today, you are able to forge ahead into the future with a clear idea of what you want to do and where you are going. At the same time, you are able to maintain a solid grasp on what has been done before. This respect for and understanding of tradition and heritage will surely serve you well throughout your lifetime, particularly when you face any kind of moral dilemma. It is during such times that you will be able to look back and see what decisions others have made under similar circumstances, allowing you to best judge how you must behave as you move forward. You are likely to have one or two "heroes" during your youth, and they will stay with you in one way or another throughout your lifetime.

You are determined to reach your goals and see your dreams come true. Fortunately, you also understand that goals and dreams can and should be rather fluid; they change over time, subtly or dramatically, so you know never to be so rigid in your outlook that you cannot adjust accordingly.

Also born on this date are: Matthew Perry, actor; Lee Ann Womack, singer; Kyra Sedgwick, actress; John Stamos, actor; Adam Arkin, actor; Peter Gallagher, actor; Bill Clinton, U.S. president; Jill St. John, actress; Gene Roddenberry, creator of "Star Trek"; Ogden Nash, poet; Orville Wright, pioneer aviator.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may be misled for a while by reports that are both unfounded and untrue, but you aren't likely to know the truth until late in the day.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You are on the verge of accepting an offer that could open doors for you, but there is one detail that has you doubting yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You've only been rehearsing something that is likely to begin in earnest this very day. You can prove that your work has all paid off nicely.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- What you have to say about another's work actually says more about you and your outlook than it does about his or her own efforts.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may be wondering when someone else is going to step up and start doing the job that was asked of him. You can't cover forever!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may experience something of a rough start, but soon you'll hit your stride, and obstacles can then be quickly overcome.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You are waiting for a certain someone to send you a certain message, allowing you to move forward with a certain plan. Soon!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may have to tell someone else just what you are thinking in no uncertain terms. An uncomfortable situation eases quickly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You can maintain your positive attitude, even while others are succumbing to a darker mood. In the end, your ideas will prevail.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may find yourself immersed in a personal battle that certainly had to be fought -- but you had hoped not just yet.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Better late than never. Once you get started, you'll find that it's much easier than expected to score measurable results.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Someone who usually plays only a supporting role has a reason to step up and figure much more prominently in your affairs.

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Your Birthday for August 18, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | August 18th, 2013

Born today, you must always work very hard to balance your head and your heart. At times, when you think a situation requires more intellect than emotion (or vice versa), you may find quite to your surprise that you are dead wrong. What is it about thoughts and feelings that can be so confusing to you? Indeed, you can be quite confounded by your own, to say nothing of how difficult it is for you to figure out what another is thinking or feeling -- or why. You do manage to navigate such situations very well, but that in itself is not something that comes naturally to you; it is something you had to work very hard to teach yourself, day by day, year by year.

You don't always understand communication that is unwritten; you find too many things to interpret in what someone says, and you may often fool yourself into thinking one thing when the other is quite true. But all this goes back to that balance between head and heart -- and whether or not you are in balance at any given time.

Also born on this date are: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor; Edward Norton, actor; Christian Slater, actor; Denis Leary, actor and comedian; Patrick Swayze, actor; Martin Mull, actor; Robert Redford, actor, director and activist; Roman Polanski, filmmaker; Rosalynn Carter, U.S. first lady; Shelley Winters, actress; Meriwether Lewis, explorer.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

MONDAY, AUGUST 19

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- The equipment you have to work with may not be quite up to date, but with a few adjustments, you can certainly erase any liabilities.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Now is the time for you to pull something from the back burner to the front burner. Prioritizing in this way can surely pay off.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Other people may be thinking something about you that is not at all true. There are certain undeniable gains to be enjoyed.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- It shouldn't take you long to catch up to a rival who recently enjoyed a lengthy string of good luck. Your luck is turning, too!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- In talking with a perceived rival, you're likely to find that you have much more in common than either of you had supposed.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- It's important for you to realize that anything new that you do is built upon the backs of those who did things before you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may not realize just how strong your feelings are for a certain something -- or someone. Today, you'll have to make sense of them.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- If it were all as easy as you had hoped, everyone would be doing everything you do, and that would create dissatisfaction all around.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You and a friend may have to discuss your former differences before you can really look forward to a brighter future.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A loved one needn't know just how much you talk about him or her even though that talk is almost always the highest kind of praise.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- It's a good day to cut loose a little and perhaps do one or two things that are usually on your list of things not to do!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Someone is waiting for you to do what you had promised. You can surely come through, but you may have to burn the candle at both ends.

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Your Birthday for August 17, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | August 17th, 2013

Born today, you are perhaps one of the most easygoing individuals born under your sign, yet it doesn't always seem that way to those who do not know you well. Perhaps you sometimes put others off because you have such a vibrant personality, tremendous charisma and a great many abilities, but this says more about them than it does about you. The truth is that you can get along with almost anyone, at any time -- provided, of course, that you are not wronged in some way, or offended, or treated in a manner that is unfair, ill-mannered or downright mean.

You seem to be able to smile through almost anything, yet there are things that will cause the clouds to gather. One of these is injustice. This is something you simply cannot abide. You are far more sensitive to it when someone else is wronged, and you are not likely to forgive or forget any time soon.

Also born on this date are: Donnie Wahlberg, actor; Sean Penn, actor; Robert De Niro, actor; Maureen O'Hara, actress; Mae West, actress and comedian; Davy Crockett, frontiersman.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You're in no mood for the kind of talk that is merely an empty exercise; however, real communication is something you will really enjoy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You have a choice between a premium purchase and something that is much more in line with your current budget. This is a difficult choice.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may be called upon to do something that doesn't come naturally to you, but if you are given two or three chances, you can do it quite well.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may have to step in between warring parties and demand that they set aside their arguments and acknowledge common ground.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you have any questions after getting complete instructions, be sure to ask. You may not get another chance -- at least not right away.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- That which has been forbidden is something you may suddenly discover you very much want. How can you make this happen?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- What you do on your own is likely to give you some enjoyment, but it may not propel your career forward in the way that you had hoped.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Take care that you do not make your requests and demands so specific that others find it impossible to comply.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You're likely to attract a good deal of attention, especially when you react to a piece of news that is wholly unexpected.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Do you want to cause trouble for a friend, or do you want to be supportive in any way you can? The choice is yours.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Your prospects are all quite good, but a decision you make early on may actually put you behind the eight ball for a time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- What you do today is likely to be permanent, so take care that you don't do anything you're going to regret in the time to come.

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